John Nee said his 2-year-old black Labrador, Mack, was in the truck near 69th and Main streets Sunday evening. He was standing outside of his black Chevrolet pickup when a Dodge Ram sped toward him.

He said he had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit.

"Within a seven-to-10-second period, somebody had jumped out of this Dodge Ram and off went both vehicles," he said.

He quickly realized Mack was in a special carrier in the back of the truck.

Police found the stolen truck near Gregory Boulevard.

“These guys are hunters themselves -- these TAC guys -- they're like, 'Hey, we'll go out and find this truck.' You know, we know what that relationship is with your hunting dog,” said Kevin O’Sullivan, of the Kansas City Police Department.

“Mr. O'Sullivan called me tonight. He saw my post on the Facebook page. He directly followed through to make sure that this mission was accomplished," Nee said.

Nee and O'Sullivan know each other. Nee is friends with the officer's son.